The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-12-15
COURT HOUSE CRUMBS.
Legal Briefs Picked Up in and AROUND
...,,,. the Temple Of Justice.

u..,..... the Temple Of Justice,
The case of Ohio vs. Charles Wilson,
alias James Lindsay, for horse stealing,
was tried in Court Room No. 4. The
Judge charged the jury and they were
only out about twenty minutes until
they returned with averdict of guilty.
In Court Room No. 2, Judge Raley
presiding, the following cases were de-
cided yesterday:
468S- Board of Education of Frank
lin township, Summit county, VS. Board
of Education of Lawrence township,
Stark county. Case was dismissed at
plaintiffs cost.
5O16-Francis M. Pomeroy VS. Moses
M. Clay. Case continued at plaintiffs
cost.
5254-The Tippecanoe Stone Co vs.
Ignatius G. Malline. Case settled and
costs paid.
5469- Frank Hassler & Bro. VS. Solo
mon GiYler. This cause came on for
hearing upon the motion to strike de-
fendant's answer from the files; motion
sustained and leave given defendant to
refle answer instanter. .....
The jury in the case of Board of Ed
ucation of Lawrence township VS. Will
low Bank Coal Co. was called this morn
ing. Mr.. Baldwin, the senior counsel
| for the plaintiff, was engaged in room
No. in criminal case, and the jury
will not be struck until this afternoon.
Judge Pease yesterday sentenced
Charles Wilson alias. James Lindsay,
who was convicted for horse stealing,
to five years in the penitentiary. Will
son was very much affected, and while
his counsel was making plea to the
Court for clemency, he completely
! broke down.
VIII w. Wynn, who was convicted
about month ago for assaulting with
intent to wound, was sentenced to four
years in the penitentiary, to date from
the time of his trial. Wynn was very
cool and did not seem to regard TIE
matter as being of any consequence
whatever. He told the turnkey that il
was useless to make any plea to the
Judge for leniency I; but he did not think
that he would get more than two years
The two unfortunatesfellows will bt
taken over the road in a few days.
Case 301O, Board of Education OF
Lawrence township VS.. Willow Bank
Coal Co., came up for hearing in Court
Room No. 2, yesterday. 1t is a compli
Gated matter and will occupy severa
days to try it. There are about twenty
| FIVE witnesses to be heard on each side
Deputy Sheriff Mckinney took the iur!
| up to Lawrence township this morning
to view the grounds. Messrs Jame
Sterling and Geo. E. Baldwin repre-
sent the plaintiff, while the defense il
managed by W. G, Myers, Judge Amb
Ter, Day and Lynch.
The following jurors were draw
yesterday for the January term o
Court:
GRAND JURORS.
| Zadock Neiman, OsnabuTg; j. Z
Kitzlniller, Canton; Eli Wertenbergel
Lake; G. L. Juliet, Nimishillen; Joh
r. Schaffer, Canton; Frank Shiltz, Plain
Chas. Il. London, Massillon; Arthu
Hilles, Washington; Simon Menegay
Nimishillen; John Freeman, Perry
Christian Graybill, Washington; o. L
Oberlin, Tuscarawas; Thos. WOlkmore
Perry; Aaron Altland, Tuscarawas
John Brown, ST., Canton.
PETIT JURORS.
Daniel Smith, Marlboro; Lewis Scot
J Sandy; E. d. Riley, Paris; George I
; Miller, Canton; William Slower, Law
: renee; Jacob Blunkard, Canton: L. I
| Stover, Tuscarawas; L. S. Smith, Jack
; son: Josiah McKimm, Nimishillen; E
! sac Vandegrift, Paris; John Haui
; Lawrence; Ernest Wissner, Massillon
C. H. Jackson, Canton; Robert N
Wilhelm, Sugar Creek; Lewis Hoh
, man, Lexington; George n Webl
Canton; John Kurtz, Lawrence; Ella
Lesher, Nimishillen.
DIVORCE CASE.
Mrs. Anna Peters, of Tuscarawa
township, has, through her attorney
ID. F. Reinoehl, Esq, of MassillOn, file
application for divorce. She states i
her petition that she was married i
August, 1872, at Dalton, Wayne county
o., and has six children, and that tn
defendant abandoned her withOu
cause OF justification, and went to Ala
NOSE, Col, where in the year 1886 h
committed adultery with woma
whose name is unknown to plaintiff
and that the defendant afterward MAJ
ried the woman with whom he ha
: committed adultery and has ever sine
: been living with her in state of adu
ferrous intercourse. She prays that sh,
may be divorced from her HUSBAND
, have the custody of the children an
reasonable alimOny out of the defend
ants property.
NEW CASES.
1868 -Gustavus L. Chapman VS. Wn
L. Coffee; appeal,
5570-Lawrence Roger VS. JosepI
Grossweiter ct al; equity.
| 5571-Anna Peters VS. w. II. Peters
divorce.
PROBATE COURT.
The will Of William Rogers, of Law
renee township, was filed for probate.
| Jacob. Young and Dorothea f. Fash
taugh, of Jackson township, wer
| licensed to marry.